Mr. Brown, — General
Joe Cook wants you to come to Lawrence this night, for we expect to have a
fight on Washington Creek. Come to Topeka as soon as possible, and I will pilot
you to the place.
Yours in haste,
H. Stratton.
Topeka, 7 o'clock, p. M.,
Aug. 12, 1856.
SOURCE: Franklin B.
Sanborn, The Life and Letters of John Brown, p. 308
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